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trycka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish þrykkia, from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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trycka (present trycker, preterite tryckte, supine tryckt, imperative tryck)

  1. to press, to push
    För att stänga av programmet, tryck Alt+F4
    To shut down the program, press Alt+F4
    Du kan inte dra upp den dörren. Du måste trycka.
    You can't pull that door open. You have to push.
  2. to print (with a printing press or the like)
    trycka tidningar
    print newspapers
  3. to be oppressive (often of heat), (of heat) to be stifling
    tryckande värme/hetta
    oppressive/stifling heat
  4. to stay (somewhere), in a somewhat ensconced manner; to hole up, to lurk
    trycka på basen
    hole up [stay] in the base
    lejon som trycker i buskarna
    lions lurking ["pressing"] in the bushes
  5. to be a mental burden
  6. (slang) to fuck
    Jag tryckte henne
    I fucked her
    trycka någon i prutten
    fuck someone in the pooper

Usage notes

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In the spoken language the past tense forms tröck(s) and track are also used regionally.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of trycka (weak)
active passive
infinitive trycka tryckas
supine tryckt tryckts
imperative tryck
imper. plural1 trycken
present past present past
indicative trycker tryckte trycks, tryckes trycktes
ind. plural1 trycka tryckte tryckas trycktes
subjunctive2 trycke tryckte tryckes trycktes
present participle tryckande
past participle tryckt

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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